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Wine Thread
Started by LADoc00
LADoc00 said:
Nice thread, LADoc! I've been pretty impressed with some of our local wines here in Upstate New York. We're more known for our Rieslings (which tend to do well in our cooler climate), but some of the wineries have made some real improvements in their reds. Some of the pinot noirs and cabs aren't all that bad.
I think last month's Wine Spectator had a whole issue devoted to New York State Wineries, for anyone interested.
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I would be remiss to not mention some of the great wines coming out of Virginia.. some very nice Cabernet Francs in particular from wineries such as Barboursville. There are about a dozen wineries within an hour's drive of Charlottesville (who knew?). 👍
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I voted for the Gewürztraminer. Partly because it's just so darn fun to say.
Brian Pavlovitz said:
Its wierd, you can hardly get any NY Rieslings on the West Coast, it all German. Which is a shame because I know you guys have some real knock outs.
Now that we have wine growing regions thrown out (my favs are: Central Coast of California/Paso Robles-Monterey, Sonoma/Russian River, Santa Ynez/Santa Barbara as well as the Rhienhausen), throw out some LABELS!
What is a good NY Riesling label??
LADoc00 said:
Toasted head.
But I don't need to tell you about them.
Besides thier best wine, IMHO is a one off red, they did using a meritage grape.
Pissed me off when I found out they didnt do it again.
Their Char is not bad, nice and oaky.
I voted for Gewürztraminer, no labels off the top of my head, anything as longs as it isn't too sweet. (I had a local Ohio Gewürztraminer, that was ass.. it was close to an Ice wine. (and their Ice Wine.. Like nectar... way too surpy)
You left off Chianti so therefore I spit on your poll. I did vote for my other choices though.
I'm personally a fan of the reds (Cab Sav, Merlot, Malbec, etc) out of South America, which is usually Chile or Argentina. In my book, those two countries have taken the title of 'best value wines' away from California. In fact, I'm leery to buy any California wine under $10 a bottle because it's more likely to be bad than good. I've found some pretty pleasant wines from those two countries in the $6-8 per bottle range.
Spanish Rioja is also a neat, somewhat different wine that fits into my med student budget.
Spanish Rioja is also a neat, somewhat different wine that fits into my med student budget.
I came across a fabulous cabernet out of Napa called William Harrison. I was in BevMo and they had it paired against Silver Oak and I think it really stood up. We are talking about 20 something vs. nearly $100 per bottle. Its kind of an unknown and can be hard to find, but wonderful. I think it was a 2000 that we tried.
I also just got back from Australia, and although Im not a big syrah person, the shiraz from the Hunter Valley region was suprizingly tasty. Very reasonable priced as well. Brokenwood was my favorite winery that we went to. They also do a lot of sauv blanc, which I'm not a fan of, but lots of people there were going crazy over.
I also just got back from Australia, and although Im not a big syrah person, the shiraz from the Hunter Valley region was suprizingly tasty. Very reasonable priced as well. Brokenwood was my favorite winery that we went to. They also do a lot of sauv blanc, which I'm not a fan of, but lots of people there were going crazy over.
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LADoc00 said:
whoops!
LADoc00 said:
Many of the Rieslings I've tried have been very good, but a couple of my favorites are Chateau LaFayette Reneau and Wagner, both on Seneca Lake. Of course, there is also Dr. Konstantin Frank's wine cellars---he is considered the "father" of the Vinifera grape in the U.S.
The trouble is, there are so many wineries here to choose from!!
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Same here. One wine that I used to get a lot was the Trumpeter Malbec which I really liked. Although, I haven't found a bottle of that in quite a while.mlw03 said:
I'm a chardonnay fan - and pretty cheap ones. Yellow Tail, Kendall Jackson, and Simi are my favorites. I don't even know much of the difference between all the different types except red vs. white. 😳
I have just discovered throwing a splash of vodka in my wine. I like it.
I have just discovered throwing a splash of vodka in my wine. I like it.
